I thought some of the ATMs on the list would get a kick out of my latest historical "find". http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/440921-classic-ashtrays/?p=6176776 It's at least 80 years old, with a direct connection to Russell W. Porter, and probably handled personally by his second-in-command at Stellafane at the time, John M. Pierce. It's a safe bet that had not Porter and his friends started the telescope-making movement in America back then, the face of amateur astronomy today would be very, very different.
It's amazing that the tin seems to be nearly full after all these decades. Congratulations on a nice fine. Will you use the grit? On Monday, August 25, 2014 5:50 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote: I thought some of the ATMs on the list would get a kick out of my latest historical "find". http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/440921-classic-ashtrays/?p=6176776 It's at least 80 years old, with a direct connection to Russell W. Porter, and probably handled personally by his second-in-command at Stellafane at the time, John M. Pierce. It's a safe bet that had not Porter and his friends started the telescope-making movement in America back then, the face of amateur astronomy today would be very, very different. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
It is actually where he kept his Copenhagen. 73 Sent from my iPad
On Aug 25, 2014, at 8:07 PM, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
It's amazing that the tin seems to be nearly full after all these decades. Congratulations on a nice fine. Will you use the grit?
On Monday, August 25, 2014 5:50 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I thought some of the ATMs on the list would get a kick out of my latest historical "find".
http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/440921-classic-ashtrays/?p=6176776
It's at least 80 years old, with a direct connection to Russell W. Porter, and probably handled personally by his second-in-command at Stellafane at the time, John M. Pierce.
It's a safe bet that had not Porter and his friends started the telescope-making movement in America back then, the face of amateur astronomy today would be very, very different. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Porter was an enthusiastic cigar smoker, not sure about Pierce, but it didn't occur to me that the tin might contain something other than what it's supposed to! It sounds like grit when I shake it, so I'm going to assume that it really is. You can consider it Schrödinger's Tin, if you like. ;-) On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Larry Holmes <larry@kijoda.com> wrote:
It is actually where he kept his Copenhagen. 73
I thought some of the ATMs on the list would get a kick out of my latest historical "find".
http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/440921-classic-ashtrays/?p=6176776
It's at least 80 years old, with a direct connection to Russell W.
Porter,
and probably handled personally by his second-in-command at Stellafane at the time, John M. Pierce.
It's a safe bet that had not Porter and his friends started the telescope-making movement in America back then, the face of amateur astronomy today would be very, very different.
On 26 Aug 2014, at 09:07, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Porter was an enthusiastic cigar smoker, not sure about Pierce, but it didn't occur to me that the tin might contain something other than what it's supposed to!
It sounds like grit when I shake it, so I'm going to assume that it really is. You can consider it Schrödinger's Tin, if you like. ;-)
"...might contain something other than what it's supposed to!" Cremains sound like grit when shaken too. Just sayin... Grins, patrick
If it's Pierce's or Porter's cremains, so much the better! On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
On 26 Aug 2014, at 09:07, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Porter was an enthusiastic cigar smoker, not sure about Pierce, but it didn't occur to me that the tin might contain something other than what it's supposed to!
It sounds like grit when I shake it, so I'm going to assume that it really is. You can consider it Schrödinger's Tin, if you like. ;-)
"...might contain something other than what it's supposed to!" Cremains sound like grit when shaken too.
Just sayin...
Grins,
patrick
No way, Joe, the grit is part of the artifact. Plus who knows if it's been contaminated, or even what type of grit it is? Optical abrasives are easy to purchase these days, and probably of better quality than in Porter & Pierce's day. On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
It's amazing that the tin seems to be nearly full after all these decades. Congratulations on a nice fine. Will you use the grit?
On Monday, August 25, 2014 5:50 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I thought some of the ATMs on the list would get a kick out of my latest historical "find".
http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/440921-classic-ashtrays/?p=6176776
It's at least 80 years old, with a direct connection to Russell W. Porter, and probably handled personally by his second-in-command at Stellafane at the time, John M. Pierce.
It's a safe bet that had not Porter and his friends started the telescope-making movement in America back then, the face of amateur astronomy today would be very, very different.
Yes, that is a very cool find, Chuck! I agree, keep that sucker sealed up; don't botch the tin by trying to open it. Mat -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:03 AM To: Joe Bauman; Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] ATM blast from the past No way, Joe, the grit is part of the artifact. Plus who knows if it's been contaminated, or even what type of grit it is? Optical abrasives are easy to purchase these days, and probably of better quality than in Porter & Pierce's day. On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
It's amazing that the tin seems to be nearly full after all these decades. Congratulations on a nice fine. Will you use the grit?
On Monday, August 25, 2014 5:50 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I thought some of the ATMs on the list would get a kick out of my latest historical "find".
http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/440921-classic-ashtrays/?p=6176776
It's at least 80 years old, with a direct connection to Russell W. Porter, and probably handled personally by his second-in-command at Stellafane at the time, John M. Pierce.
It's a safe bet that had not Porter and his friends started the telescope-making movement in America back then, the face of amateur astronomy today would be very, very different.
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